Matthew McGregor, who was appointed on Friday, said that hitting people with more than £10million in assets with the levy would be 'a highly popular way' of raising £24billion for the Treasury.

Steve Rotheram, the Liverpool City Region Mayor has given the strongest hint yet that the incoming prime minister is considering introducing the levy

The incoming Prime Minister has repeatedly backed the introduction of a 'levy on all estates' to fund social care after first proposing the idea as Health Secretary in 2010.

Matthew McGregor, who was appointed on Friday, said that hitting people with more than £10million in assets with the levy would be 'a highly popular way' of raising £24billion for…

The new Prime Minister said he was ready to risk his reputation with voters by making an overhaul of the 'broken' system a centerpiece of his premiership after replacing Sir Keir…

Experts warn that even if he reverses some 'stealth-tax' rises, people are still likely to be paying more than they were before 2021

Wealthy Brits are bracing for a major shake-up of the tax system, as the UK’s new prime minister looks for ways to fund fresh spending.

In the long run, it might actually stop civilisation from crumbling

A carefully designed luxury consumption tax would encourage exactly the behaviour Britain says it wants

Attempts by other nations to tax the wealthy highlight potential pitfalls. Yet they do not suggest that we shouldn’t try

Andy Burnham has hinted at tax reforms, with some of his closest aides and allies publicly having called for wealth taxes